text_original: It was in vain that Adrian YI. lamented and wept ; in vain he implored for succours. Fair promises alone were given him. Europe was too much intent on the duel between Francis and Charles to think 94 THOMAS WOLSEY chap. seriously of anything else. The entreaties of the Pope were only regarded by all parties as a good means of enabling them to throw a decent veil over any measure which their own interests might prompt.
text_transcription: IT WAS IN VAIN THAT ADRIAN THE SIXTH LAMENTED AND WEPT IN VAIN HE IMPLORED FOR SUCCORS FAIR PROMISES ALONE WERE GIVEN HIM EUROPE WAS TOO MUCH INTENT ON THE DUEL BETWEEN FRANCIS AND CHARLES TO THINK SERIOUSLY OF ANYTHING ELSE THE ENTREATIES OF THE POPE WERE ONLY REGARDED BY ALL PARTIES AS A GOOD MEANS OF ENABLING THEM TO THROW A DECENT VEIL OVER ANY MEASURE WHICH THEIR INTERESTS MIGHT PROMPT
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɪn vˈeɪn ðæt ˈeɪdɹiən wˌaɪˈaɪ. lɐmˈɛntᵻd ænd wˈɛpt ; ɪn vˈeɪn hiː ɪmplˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ sˈʌkɚz. fˈɛɹ pɹˈɑːmɪsᵻz ɐlˈoʊn wɜː ɡˈɪvən hˌɪm. jˈʊɹɹəp wʌz tˈuː mʌtʃ ɪntˈɛnt ɔnðə dˈuːəl bᵻtwˌiːn fɹˈænsɪs ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz tə θˈɪŋk nˈaɪnti fˈɔːɹ tˈɑːməs wˈɑːlsi tʃˈæp. sˈɪɹiəsli ʌv ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ˈɛls. ðɪ ɛntɹˈiːɾiz ʌvðə pˈoʊp wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd baɪ ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹɾiz æz ɐ ɡˈʊd mˈiːnz ʌv ɛnˈeɪblɪŋ ðˌɛm tə θɹˈoʊ ɐ dˈiːsənt vˈeɪl ˌoʊvɚɹ ˌɛni mˈɛʒɚ wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ˈɪntɹɛsts mˌaɪt pɹˈɑːmpt.